Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Honored By
Mrs. Marjorie B. Sheahan
RECEIVED THE SILVER STAR IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AS A GRENADE WAS THROWN INTO HIS UNIT, HE PICKED IT UP AND ATTEMPTED TO THROW IT BACK AT THE ENEMY; IT EXPLODED AS IT LEFT HIS HAND AND HE WAS KILLED, BUT HE SAVED HIS UNIT.